The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-13

smallest.
feel that l can express no kindlier
wishes for the people of Milwaukee than
that they may continue, by their splendid
advantage of location and sound finsn-
cal condition, to invite to this city the
most important elements of growth of
wholesome progress"
From the court house reviewing stand
the procession resumed its march to
Schlitz park, where the hand shaking
feature of the programme was arranged
to be carried out. Behind the presiden-
tial carriage, all the way up to the park,
trudged a grizzled old Irishman, holding
aloft banner inscribed with the words,
president and Constitution" he had
Neenah, Wis, with his flag for this pur-
pose. He gave his name as John Sexton.
At Schlitz park there was an avenue of
arches formed of gas jets, large Tyres of
punctured gas pipes being placed above
the center of each arch.
The president was stationed on plat
form in the main pavilion inside the park,
surrounded by the citizens committee.
Some slip in the arrangements caused
considerable confusion, the crowd becom-
ing massed inside the building in such
manner that the people could not get out,
while they kept pouring in like n stream.
At one time the president and party were
in danger of being swept off theiI feet by
the surging throng, but the police finally
managed to keep the crowd in check.
The presidents reception lasted one
hour. He was so tired of hand shaking,
as he himself observed, that most of the
time he kept his hands behind his back
and simply bowed as the people passed.
Many of them were not satisfied with
this, however, and persisted in touching
his clothes with their hands.
From Sohlitz park the party drove to
the exposition building and thence, after
a brief rest, to the Plankinton house.
Mrs. Cleveland had left the procession
early in the afternoon, and at o'clock
dined at the residence of John L. Mitchell,
resident manager of the Soldiers Home.
The dinner party was confined to the
chief guest and ten ladies.
From here Mrs. Clevelnd was driven to
the residence of James Kneeland, on
Grand avenue, where she gave public re-
ception lasting until 8 o'clock, when she
was driven to the Plankinton house.
Here she listened to the toasts at the
merchants banquet, from the balcony OF
the dining hail.
MILWAUKEE, October THE day
opened bright and beautiful, after the
regular down pour of rain during the
night, and everything tended to make the
few remaining hours of the presidents
stay in Milwaukee of a most pleasant
nature. At about $50 a. m. carriages
containing the presidential party and re-
ception committee left the Plankington
house and proceeded to the soldiers home
by way of Grand avenue. The sides of
the avenue were lined with people who
dotted hats and waved handkerchiefs,
while an occasional cheer broke forth.
When the cavalcade arrived at the soldiers
home the MANNED veterans were drawn up
in line and saluted the president and wife
as they drove down the line and through
the grounds. Cannon on the Green sward,
in front of the home building, meanwhile
were booming forth a presidential salute.
The time left before the departure of the
train was so brief that no stop was made,
and the carriage drove rapidly to the
Northwestern depot. The train pulled out
at 1870, half an hour behind schedule
time.
IN WISCONSIN.
MADISON, October 1.-THE presidential
train arrived at Madison, at o'clock this
afternoon, on time. Fully 5000 people
were congregated at the station to well
come the honored guest. Postmaster
General Villas and his wife were
among the first to greet the
president aud Mrs. Cleveland.
A procession was formed at the depot and
marched over the principal streets of the
city. Arriving at the capital, the presi-
dent was formally welcomed to Wisconsin
by Governor. Rusk, and, in reply, spoke
as follows:
SPEECH AT MADISON.
"After a week spent in travel and in
visiting the people of the great west, we
have come to rest awhile at the capital of
Wisconsin, known as the most beautiful
in location and scenery of the cities of
this region. We have come to see your
lakes and the other features of beauty
that give you the reputation so we'll de-
served. You are not to understand that
we need and desire rest so
much that we do not care
to see the good people of Madison, for
that would be mistake. Though we see
them at their home foT the first time,
they are not unknown to us. We know
you at the seat of the national govern
ment through your fellow townsman who
has done honor to his home and neigh
bors by the most successful and conscien-
tious performance of important public
duties, and who has earned, as he has re-
ceived, the respect and esteem of every
citizen who desires the welfare of his
country. So our desire to actually
see you and to know you better is
perfectly natural. It seemed to me, when
l planned the trip which we have under
taken, that Madison would be proper
place to make our first stop for rest.
have always observed that, when man
wants to do something of this kind, he
can readily find way to justify it, as
when conceived the idea of staying at
Madison over Sunday and testing the
kindness of her citizens and the hospi-
tality of the postmaster-gene all had
to do was to imagine that we would be
very much fatigued when we
reached here and in need of the
rest, was determined we should
have. Thus we are here, and tired enough
to Justify my plans. am already salts
fed that all the descriptions of your city
with which l have been favored have
failed to give me an adequate idea of it's
beauty, its broad and pleasant streets and
its public and private buildings. am
already prepared to venture the assertion,
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